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As the lingua franca of the 21st century, English has become
the main language for intercultural communication for those
wanting to embrace globalization. In Portugal, it is the
second language of most public and private domains
influencing its culture and discourses. Language contact
situations transform languages by the incorporations they
make from other languages and Portugal has witnessed an
increase in the pervasion of English in written communication.
The aim of this study is to disclose how this sociolinguistic
behavior is perceived by examining the presence of English
loanwords in the Portuguese financial media to uncover its
role and functions. Three Portuguese newspapers, Diário
Económico, Expresso Economia and Vida Económica were
chosen as the corpus of analysis over a two-week period in
January 2016 corresponding to the pre and post presidential
election weeks. This may reveal if the electoral results affect
the presence of English. The motivations of journalists for
borrowing English items and the reactions of readers
complement the analysis. Results have shown English
borrowing as an acceptable/accepted behavior in the
analyzed Portuguese financial newspapers.
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Keywords
English language; Portugese language; Cultural impact; Sociolinguistics; Financial press.